About this episode

Suzanne and therapist Jessica Ragnio discuss the underlying causes of explosive behavior in tweens.

🍎Apple Listeners: The show’s ratings were hacked & dropped to 3.6 rating from 4.9. It is under investigation currently. If you could help out & provide a positive star rating, it would mean everything! TYSM! ———————————————————-In this special Deep Dive episode, Suzanne is joined once again by therapist Jessica Ragnio, MSW, LICSW, for one of the most important conversations of the Summer Camp series. Together, they explore what is really happening beneath explosive behavior—and ...

People in this episode

Host: Suzanne M. Swain

Guest: Jessica Ragnio

Topics covered

• anger management
• tweens
• emotional reactivity
• meltdowns
• SEL
• parenting

Keywords

• anger volcanoes
• reactivity
• rage
• tweens
• emotional behavior
• SEL summer camp

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